Controversy
He courted controversy in 1983 when he appeared as a guest newspaper reviewer on the BBC TV's early morning magazine show Breakfast Time, when in an outburst he encouraged viewers to "Vote Conservative" at the upcoming election, and claimed that "a vote for Labour would be a vote for communism, and may God have mercy on your soul". At the end of 1983 the BBC controversially cancelled his radio shows, describing his style of broadcasting as too old-fashioned. Murray himself blamed his outspoken support of the Conservative Party as the reason behind his dismissal.
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